8/10 Good
Anna R.
20 Oct 2018
Spacious villa with lovely garden
Wonderful outdoor space and plenty of room indoors too in this semi rural home in a remote part of Bali. The garden is very large and immaculate and the pool lovely. Beautiful mountain views.Plenty of seating and much needed shade. The manager, Putu, was excellent-very helpful and easy to get hold of. He will arrange transport and excursions whenever you want them.The walk to the town with its beach, many restaurants and amenities is almost a km down a narrow potholed lane with some (slow) traffic and many noisy dogs which follow you and bark. They seem harmless but could be unnerving for anyone not familiar with dogs. One of the restaurants in the lane will take you for free back to the villa if you eat there. The good thing is you get a feeling of real Balinese life-roosters and cows everywhere and such friendly smiling greetings from the neighbours. The a.c. In the bedrooms is great and the twin beds ( can only speak for the one I slept in!) super comfortable. Storage and shelf space were in short supply in the twin room as the wardrobe contained spare bedlinen and towels. We would have liked somewhere to hang wet swimsuits, towels and washing. Night noise is very loud-crickets, tokay geckos (think the loudest squeaky toy you’ve ever heard), roosters and dogs all night but it didn’t stop us sleeping most of the time. We were very happy to relax in the homely villa, though you need to get out to buy food unless you ask Ketut the housekeeper to cook for you. The journey from the airport is only about 140km/85 miles but with no fast roads it takes 4-5 hours through busy towns and switchback mountain roads. Whilst it’s worth the slog and the views are great over the mountains, this adds considerably to the whole journey.
Anna R.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2018